Window-wedge



B. F. DICKENS.

WINDOW WEDGE.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 25, 1919.

Patented Nov. 22, 1921.

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WIND OW-WEDGE.

Application filed November 25, 1919.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, BENJAMIN F. DICKENS, subject of the King of Great Britain, residing at Vancouver, Province of British Columbia, Dominion of Canada, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Vindow-lVedges, of which the following is ua specification.

This invention relates to a window wedge adapted for attachment to window sashes to prevent rattling thereof.

In the construction of windows there is in the majority of cases, space left between the window stop and the window sash, which permits the sash to be either raised or lowered easily. However, in windy weather this space permits the window sash to vibrate and consequently rattle, making an annoying sound, particularly at night and it also permits air passageway, allowing cold air to enter the room in the winter time, lowering the temperature therein and conse quently requiring agreater amount of fuel to heat a room to the desired temperature. It is an object of this invention to provide a wedge structure which is simple in construction, may be easily and quickly attached to any window sash of the usual vertically sliding type and which employs an attaching portion and a sliding wedge portion slidably supported by the attaching portion and having a wedge end adapted to engage between the window sash and stop to prevent vibratory movement of the window sash and securely brace it against the window stop or beam cutting off the passage of air therebetween as well as preventing the rattling of the window sash.

Other objects of the invention will appear in the following detailed description taken in connection with the accompanying drawing, forming a part of this specification and in which drawing:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the improved window wedge showing it applied.

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section through the window wedge as applied.

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of a modified form of the window wedge, and

Fig. dis a longitudinal section through the modified form of window wedge.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, the improved window wedge structure comprises an attaching portion 5 which is attached to the window sash A at any convenient or desired location so that the wedge Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 22, 1921.

Serial No. 340,513.

end 6 of the slidable wedge portion 7 ma be wedged between the sash A and the bead B of the window casing to securely wedge the window sash against the stop C for preventing rattling movement of the window sash and also to prevent air, particularly cold air from passing about the window sash and into the room.

The attaching portion 5 is constructed of sheet metal and it has its edge portions 8 bent at right angles to form guides for supporting the slidable movement of the wedge portions 7. Tongues 9 are struck from the body of the attaching portion 5 and are driven into the window sash A as clearly shown in Fig. 2 of the drawings. The body of the attaching portion 5 is also provided with an opening which receives therethrough a screw, tack, or analogous device 10 and this screw 10 extends through the longitudinally extending slot 11 formed in the body of the slidable portion 7 for connecting the slidable portion 7 to the attaching portion 5, in such manner that the former will be permitted to be moved longitudinally of the attaching portion but not outwardly or laterally of the attaching portion. The outer end of the slidable portion 7 out turns to provide a relatively narrow thumb rest 12 by means of which the wedge end 6 of the slidable portion may be withdrawn from between the window sash A and frame B to allow the window sash to be raised or lowered when desired. This thumb rest 12 is made relatively narrow, so that the wedge structure may be attached to the upper sash of a window for wedging it without causing interference with the sliding movement of the lower sash, in that the thumb rest 12 will not project into the path of the lower slidable sash of the window structure.

In Figs. 3 and etof the drawings, a modified form of the window wedge structure is illustrated and this modified form comprises the attaching portion or plate and the slidable portion 21, which is slidably carried by the attaching section 20, it being connected thereto by the overturned tongues 22, which are formed upon the outwardly bent or angled edges 23 of the attaching plate 20 and are bent to overlie the edge of the slidable plates or portions 21, to prevent accidental disconnection of the sections of the wedge structure. The attaching section 20 is attached to the window sash D by a screw, tack or analogous fastening device 24: and also by the screw or analogous fastenlng 'device 25 which serves as a guide for the sliding movement of the slidable section 21, the said screw 25 being extended through the longitudinally extending slot 26 which is formed centrally and longitudinally in the sliding plate 21. The outer end of the sliding plate 21 is outturned to provide a thumb rest 27, to facilitate the manual slid ing of the plate 21 to move the wedge edge 28 thereof either into or out of wedging engagement with the sash D and window frame E. The wedge end 28 is provided with an opening 29 extending therethrough which is adapted to permit the insertion of the screw 24: through the slidable portion 21 to permit its insertion through the attaching portion 20 into the window sash D.

As will be noted from Figs. 2 and 4 of the drawings, the wedge portions 6 and 28 are formed by bending the proper end portions of the slidable plates 7 and 20, respectively, outwardly from the attaching plates 5 and 20 respectively and then bending these end portions, slightly curving them forwardly and toward the plane of their respective attaching plates, to form a substantially spring or resilient wedge member for engagement between the window sash A or D and the frame B or E.

Changes in details may be made without departing from the spirit of this invention, but;

I claim:

1. In a window wedge, the combination of an attaching plate, and a wedge plate slidably carried by said attaching plateand being bent near one end oppositely from its attaching plate and then bent forwardly and toward the plane of the attaching plate to form an inclined wedge surface.

2. In a window wedge, the combination, of an attaching plate, and a wedge plate slidably carried thereby and being be-nt near one end outwardly from said attaching plate and then bent forwardly and toward the plane of the attaching plate to form an inclined wedge surface, tongues struck from said attaching plate and adapted to be em bedded in the window sash, for connecting the attaching plate to the window sash, the longitudinal edges of said attaching plate being bent outwardly to form guides for the slidable movement of said wedge plate, said wedge plate provided with a longitudinally extending slot, and a screw extending through said slot and said attaching plate for connecting the wedge plate and attaching plate.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

BENJAMIN F. DICKENS. 

